Sheep Gate
Sheep Gate is a gate mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is in Jerusalem.
Where is Sheep Gate?
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Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| in Jerusalem | gate | High |
Sheep Gate in the Bible dictionary
One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of the city.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Sheep Gate
- Nehemiah 3:1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
- Nehemiah 3:32
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
- Nehemiah 12:39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
- John 5:2
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.